The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-01
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IN THE winter timc many Of our fair
readers. can find ample recreation and
amusementI ind oors BY the cultivation
Of plants, which will prove to be a solaco
IN Weary hours and an ornament in
parlors and dining rooms. ( {. S$'.Tl4le $ j,
a fine ornament is the hanging shell
Of lycopodium, which is extremely pret,
ty. Some Of tho shells are the ordinary
conch shells, others are made Of glazed
plaster and covered with foam tlnts,
The moss Is arranged to drop, and It
has light and refreshing effect,
brackets filled with Jycopodium add
grace and cheerfulness to any apart
ment. The only care required Is
sprlnkling as often as tho moss dries.
There Is a demand for growing ferns
Tor the table centre piece. Many per-
sons, who insist upon always having
plants Oh the dining table and who pre-.
fer foliage to cut blossoms, because
odors sometimes interfere with 1avors,
have permanent fern basket arranged
III this way on the extension table:
Have q pine leaf made for the centre OF
the table. 4 hole in the centre of this
Will hold tho tin pan or fern basket,
and bring it even with the surface. The
table cloth may be put on in the follow
ing manner: There must be two table
cloths irOned with but oneseam length
wise through the middle. Lay these
two seams together with one barely
tapping the other and pin firmly at the
centre about tho fern pan, under the
foliage. A heavy warm fat-iron Will
press the tapping down neatly. This
Is very easily accomplished and looks
nicely.
To MAKE A FISH NAPKIN.--Boile
hsh, like corn, Is best brought to the
table in cloth to keep it warm. For
fish, q piece Of linen about forty inches
long, bp tWenty-thrce wide, is required.
1t may be Of tea toweling, fine crash or
butchers linen. Out Of each corner
cut piece ten inches long by seven
wide, which will leave tho proper sized
flaps to turn over at the four sides. On
either flap embroider bunch OF coral
q fish-net, a spray Of sea-weed, or some
such design in washing silk. Spread
the napkin on the dish, garnish it with
parsley, lemon or egg, turn over the
corners, and you will have q prettier
dish than painted china. French table
napkins are always long and narrow,
like towel, so that they cover the sides
of the dress as we'll as the lap. This Is
a sensible Improvement on the square
napkin, which has as much too much
one way and too little another as Dicks
hat.band.
To crystalline oranges and nuts, take
one cup or sugar, ono small cup Of
water, and the Juice OF one lemon. Let
this boil until tho syrup, when dropped
from g spoon, looks like fino white BARS,
and Is brittle, Then dip small pieces
Of orange fato this; lay them on butter,
ed plates to dry. The whole meats OF
English Walnuts aye very nice crystall-
ized in this way. siiy Y,
( MARBLE TOR tables or mantelpieces
are now never seen. They are either
covered or draped with silk, velvet or
plush, or painted and grained to look
like wood. sg,g
X a3 FAsHtONABLE bedrooms now haye
the floors either covered with mating
or stained. Cheese cloth and plal1
swiss trimmed with lace are much usedc
for bedroom windows. .. sisy,l
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. GRACE, seeingShe aunt write mes J
sage on a postal card, called for an en-
yelope, saying: 81 am going to write
10 letter too, Aunt Jane; but 1 don't
want 1t 10 go bareheaded like yoursI'i {